Chapter 50 The Grand Ceremony of Yongle
With the gold medal given by the emperor, Zhu Zhanyu did not immediately prepare for military training. Instead, he turned around and went to the Wenyuan Pavilion of the Royal Library.

Wenyuan Pavilion was the royal library of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Since Zhu Yuanzhang established Wenyuan Pavilion, it has collected a large number of precious classics and books. Especially after Zhu Di came to the throne, the famous "Yongle" was compiled in Wenyuan Pavilion. Dadian", this ancient and strange book is now treasured in Wenyuan Pavilion.

It can be said that during the Qing Dynasty, in terms of the quality, variety and quantity of the collection of books, there was no Wenyuan Pavilion in the world.

Moreover, Wenyuan Pavilion is not just a library, it is also a place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties held economic banquets and listened to lectures, and the Ming Dynasty cabinet office.

In the 13th year of Hongwu's reign, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang deposed the prime minister and Zhongshu Sheng, and in the 15th year of Hongwu, he established a bachelor's degree imitating the Song system and served as the emperor's advisor.

After Taizong Zhu Di came to the throne, Hanlin officials such as lecturers and bachelors were involved in government affairs and directly entered the cabinet. By the middle of the Ming Dynasty, he appointed bachelors as cabinet chiefs, drafting edicts for the emperor, approving memorials, and negotiating government affairs.

To put it nicely, today's Wenyuan Pavilion is just the emperor's personal secretary, responsible for handling some daily affairs. It is far from having the overwhelming power of being called a bachelor in the future and actually being a prime minister.

What's more, there are no bachelors in Wenyuan Pavilion today, because there are only two bachelors in Wenyuan Pavilion in Yongle Dynasty. One is Xie Jin, who is known as the most talented person in the world, and the other is Yang Shiqi, one of the "Three Yangs".

It's just that when Xie Jin was in Yongle for five years, he was demoted to the right counselor of the Chief Secretary of Guangxi due to the accusation of "unfair test examination". Now the post of Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion is vacant.

"I have met His Highness the Second Emperor's Grandson!" Although there are no bachelors, Wenyuan Pavilion still has many clerks working on a daily basis, and there are even people who are responsible for managing the royal collection here. Therefore, when Zhu Zhanquan came to Wenyuan Pavilion , he saw a large group of officials in blue and green robes saluting him.

After casually saying no courtesy, Zhu Zhanchun walked towards the place where the books were collected in Wenyuan Pavilion, and an official in a green robe quickly followed him to introduce the collection of books to Zhu Zhanchun.

Although the officials on the side spoke warmly and proudly, focusing on introducing various precious Confucian classics collected by Wenyuan Pavilion to Zhu Zhanchun, Zhu Zhanchun's attention was not on these books.

The purpose of his coming to Wenyuan Pavilion today was not for these, but for the "Yongle Dadian".

Regarding this ancient and strange book, Zhu Zhanquan has been famous for a long time since before time travel, but unfortunately he has never had the chance to see it.

After all, only one copy of "Yongle Dadian" has been copied since it was compiled in the sixth year of Yongle. After that, both the original and the copy were collected by the royal family. Later, Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing and took one of the copies with him.

In the following hundreds of years, this ancient and wonderful book disappeared due to wars, natural disasters and many other reasons. By the time before Zhu Zhanquan traveled through time in later generations, the complete "Yongle Dadian" could no longer be seen.

The only place where the complete "Yongle Dadian" may exist is in the Yongling Mausoleum of Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty, Jiajing, because the "Yongle Dadian" was re-recorded during the Jiajing period, and Emperor Jiajing also liked the "Yongle Dadian" very much, and it is very possible that it was The original copy was taken to the tomb as a burial object.As for those that have escaped in later generations, there are a total of 418 volumes, more than 800 volumes and some zero pages of "Yongle Dadian" known to exist at home and abroad, scattered in the hands of more than 8 public and private collectors in 30 countries and regions around the world.

This ancient and strange book has a total of 22877 volumes (60 volumes in the catalog, a total of 22937 volumes), 11095 volumes!
Now, having traveled back in time to the Yongle Dynasty, where he was still a member of the royal family, Zhu Zhanquan finally had the opportunity to read this greatest masterpiece in ancient and modern times!
"Where is the "Yongle Dadian"? Can it be lent?" Zhu Zhanqi asked the officials on the side. He could no longer contain his excitement and wanted to take a sneak peek.

"Reporting to His Highness the Second Emperor, the "Yongle Dadian" is hidden in Wenyuan Pavilion. You can read the copy here and copy it, but you cannot borrow it and take it away." The official explained to Zhu Zhanquan that after all, it is a precious royal document. If the emperor wanted to see the collection of books, it would be fine, but if others wanted to see them, they couldn't take them out from Wenyuan Pavilion.

Not only did Zhu Zhanjun not think there was anything wrong with this, but he praised it greatly: "Just so, my grandfather spent so much energy and ordered people to compile this "Yongle Dadian". It is the most amazing book in ancient and modern times. Every volume They are extremely precious and should not be lent out easily, causing damage or loss."

However, after Zhu Zhanjun thought about it, he asked the official: "My lord, you are also a scholar. Could you tell me whether it is good or bad to read "Yongle Dadian" hidden in the deep palace? Such a masterpiece This is a huge work, should scholars all over the world have the opportunity to borrow it?"

"Your Highness, this "Yongle Dadian" is all-encompassing. It is a collection of books from hundreds of schools of thought, astronomy, geography, yin and yang, medical divination, monks and crafts. It would be a good thing if it could be open to readers all over the world, but it also includes There are methods for making armor, and if people learn these things, there may be disaster." The officials did not object to Zhu Zhanchun's idea, but they also pointed out the possible problems of doing so.

Zhu Zhanjun naturally understood this. He nodded slightly and said: "You are right, but the method of making armor is only a very small part of the "Yongle Dadian". If we can select these contents that are not suitable for disclosure, Wouldn't it be an elegant thing to publish the remaining part all over the world so that all the people of Ming Dynasty can see this most wonderful book compiled by our emperor in ancient and modern times?"

"This..." The official was a little embarrassed. If Zhu Zhanjun wanted to read or copy the "Yongle Dadian", it wouldn't be a problem. After all, he was the grandson of the emperor and the son of the prince. He would definitely be named a prince in the future. .

But to publish "Yongle Dadian" to the world, not to mention how much money it will cost, just to do so requires the permission of the emperor himself. He, a sixth-rank official wearing a green robe, really does not have the courage and power to agree to this matter. .

So he could only explain to Zhu Zhankun: "Your Highness, "Yongle Dadian" is a collection of royal books. If you want to publish it throughout the world, you should report it to the emperor first and let your majesty make a decision!"

"Grandpa gave me a gold medal and allowed me to do things easily, so I don't need to alarm his old man." Zhu Zhanquan took out the gold medal he just got from Zhu Di, showed it to the officials in front of him, and then said: "Of course , I’m not embarrassed. Don’t rush the printing matter. You can arrange for someone to make a copy of "Yongle Dadian" for me. When someone asks, I will say that I want to collect it myself. As for how much it cost, you can tell me the account. Just report to the East Palace."

 These chapters may be a bit confusing. Let me explain. The protagonist has not recovered his strength yet. Helping Zhu Zhanji in the trial is to solve the big problem of Baozong. I will definitely deal with Sun Ruowei.

  The purpose of training soldiers is to gain military power, as I have said before, but it is also to expand the influence of the protagonist. After all, the gap in combat effectiveness between Taoist soldiers and ordinary soldiers is very large. This can serve as a basis for building a prosperous dynasty in the future and for foreign mercenaries. Prepare.

  As for the copying of the Yongle Grand Ceremony, this is related to some of the pitfalls buried earlier and involves cultural aspects. It is mainly to solve the problems of civil servants, so I will not go into details.

  In short, there is an overall plan for what the protagonist does, but before I write it out, I will think that he is a hammer in one place and a stick in the other.
  
 
(End of this chapter)

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